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Welcome to Captain Cook ...

Captain Cook is located on the island of Hawaii.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Captain Cook, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1924.

Captain Cook is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Captain Cook lies in the Hawaiian/Aleutian Standard Time Zone (HST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Area Code for Captain Cook: 808

The ZIP code for Captain Cook: 96704<2>

Communities near Captain Cook ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Captain Cook.

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Captain Cook. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Captain Cook.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Captain Cook. See our Newspapers Page for Captain Cook.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Captain Cook ...

Looking for more information about Captain Cook? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Captain Cook, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Captain Cook.

Adding Captain Cook to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Captain Cook in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Captain Cook was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Captain Cook post office opened in 1924.

We also found Captain Cook on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Hawaii (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Captain Cook.

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Captain Cook - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Captain Cook). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Captain Cook or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/